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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 09:39 PM
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Americans for Democratic Action - voting records of candidates
For more than 30 years, the standard method for gauging ideology has been to use the annual ratings of lawmakers' votes by various interest groups, notably the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)...

The ADA, which describes itself as "the nation's oldest independent liberal organization," was founded in 1947 by a group of distinguished postwar liberals -- including Eleanor Roosevelt, labor leader Walter Reuther and historian Arthur Schlesinger -- to rally support for progressive causes...

Of interest, Kerry's record:

http://www.adaction.org/presvr990219.html

http://www.adaction.org/Campaign2004/VotingHistory/votinghistory.html

Home page:

http://www.adaction.org/
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 09:43 PM
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1. Oh! But ADA is just a shill for big corporations!
I'm voting for Nader, Wahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

:cry:
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-04 09:54 PM
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2. LOL
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